Spring 2027

Master's Level Harp

Individual instruction in harp at the Master's level, focusing on technique, repertoire interpretation, and performance preparation.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Johanna Wienholts3.9/5

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and strategically address technical issues related to hand and body positioning.

  • Apply technique to achieve evenness, warm tone, rhythmic integrity, facility and clean playing.

  • Interpret and execute accurate fingerings, pedaling, muffling, extended techniques, articulation and dynamic scope.

  • Show contextual understanding of repertoire studied, including composer background, historical context, and musical analysis.

  • Employ a variety of practice techniques to improve creative problem-solving.

  • Mitigate performance anxiety using breath, positive self-talk, mock performances, mindfulness, visualization and thorough preparation.

  • Demonstrate wide ranges of character, atmosphere, and musical phrasing that produce sound appropriate for the emotional content of the music.

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Declared in Music: Performance MM

  • Declared in Music: Performance MM
MUSPERF 539

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  • Declared in Music: Performance MM

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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 5 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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JOHANNA WIENHOLTS is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Individual instruction in harp at the Master's level.

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Topics

  • Harp technique, hand and body positioning, tone quality, and rhythmic execution.
  • Interpretation and execution of fingerings, pedaling, muffling, and extended techniques.
  • Repertoire study including composer background, historical context, and musical analysis.
  • Performance psychology and anxiety mitigation strategies.

Skills

  • Harp technique including hand/body positioning, tone production, and rhythmic integrity.
  • Execution of harp-specific elements such as fingerings, pedaling, muffling, and extended techniques.
  • Practice strategies and methods for mitigating performance anxiety.

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MUSPERF 539 · Spring 2027

Master's Level Harp

Recorded 2026-10-14
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